| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) SG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) SF - Joseph Rule (fresh) PF - Ronald Libby (fresh) C - David Santillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fresh) SG - David Howard (fresh) SF - Gary Reichard (fresh) PF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) C - Louis Willbanks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Louis Willbanks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | South Carolina | David Santillo snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | NC State | David Howard misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | NC State | The short jumper by David Howard is denied by David Santillo | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | David Santillo gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | Fred Carr tips it in | 5-0 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Karl Blackmore hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Howard | 5-3 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby comes up short on the shot from close range | 5-3 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits the follow up shot | 7-3 |
| 17:24 | NC State | Louis Willbanks clanks a jumper from the right side | 7-3 |
| 17:23 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Libby | 7-3 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Fred Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG), Millard Knight (SG), Calvin Maurer (SF), Daniel Culpepper (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Karl Blackmore, David Howard, Gary Reichard, Troy Wildenberg, Louis Willbanks | |
| 17:06 | NC State | Calvin Maurer misses badly on a floater from the left side | 7-3 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Ernest Wood can't tip it in | 7-3 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | Fred Carr gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | David Santillo connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Libby | 9-3 |
| 16:42 | NC State | Larry Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-3 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Santillo | 11-3 |
| 16:14 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-3 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | David Santillo is fouled on the floor by Daniel Culpepper - foul #1 on Daniel Culpepper, team foul #1 | 11-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (SG), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Johnny Ickes (C) Millard Knight, Daniel Culpepper, Ernest Wood | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Larry Jenkins (fresh) SG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) SF - Calvin Maurer (fresh) PF - Troy Wildenberg (fairly fresh) C - Johnny Ickes (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Carr | 13-3 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick is hacked by Samuel Mooring - foul #1 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #1 | 13-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cory Patterson (SF) Joseph Rule | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Louis Willbanks (C) Larry Jenkins, Troy Wildenberg | |
| 15:02 | NC State | Louis Willbanks can't finish the layup | 13-3 |
| 15:01 | NC State | Calvin Maurer tips it back up and in | 13-5 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Fred Carr double dribbles | 13-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG), David McGillicuddy (C) Samuel Mooring, David Santillo | |
| Subs | NC State | Ernest Wood (C) Louis Willbanks | |
| 14:37 | NC State | Johnny Ickes lays it up and in set up by Brandon Kirkpatrick | 13-7 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Brandon Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Fred Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Kirkpatrick, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG) Fred Carr | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Troy Wildenberg (PF) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Johnny Ickes | |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Libby, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Culpepper (PF) Troy Wildenberg | |
| 14:10 | NC State | Ronald Libby swats the short shot by Calvin Maurer | 13-7 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Karl Blackmore is called for the reach on Jose Alvarez - foul #1 on Karl Blackmore, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Millard Knight (SG), Gary Reichard (SF), Louis Willbanks (C) David Howard, Calvin Maurer, Ernest Wood | |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | James Attaway misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 13-7 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson tips it but misses | 13-7 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David McGillicuddy | 13-7 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | The short jumper by David McGillicuddy is denied by Louis Willbanks | 13-7 |
| 13:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gary Reichard | 13-7 |
| 12:50 | NC State | James Attaway steps in front of the Louis Willbanks pass | 13-7 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | James Attaway can't finish the layup | 13-7 |
| 12:45 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:23 | NC State | Millard Knight makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Louis Willbanks | 13-9 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Millard Knight - foul #1 on Millard Knight, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG), Joseph Rule (SF), David Santillo (C) Jose Alvarez, James Attaway, Cory Patterson, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG), David Howard (SG), Calvin Maurer (SF), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Karl Blackmore, Millard Knight, Gary Reichard, Daniel Culpepper, Louis Willbanks | |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:49 | NC State | Calvin Maurer loses the dribble to Fred Carr | 14-9 |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby can't throw it down | 14-9 |
| 11:44 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Libby (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Santillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Larry Jenkins (fresh) SG - David Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Calvin Maurer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | NC State | David Howard travels with the ball | 14-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lawrence Summers (PF) Ronald Libby | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Fred Carr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 14-9 |
| 11:26 | NC State | Ernest Wood pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:08 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg is hacked by Lawrence Summers - foul #1 on Lawrence Summers, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| 10:55 | NC State | The jump hook by Troy Wildenberg is blocked by Lawrence Summers | 14-9 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 10:51 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule is hacked by Calvin Maurer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Maurer, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (SF) Calvin Maurer | |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Larry Jenkins is called for the reach on David Santillo - foul #1 on Larry Jenkins, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-9 |
| 10:04 | NC State | Lawrence Summers is called for the reach on Troy Wildenberg - foul #2 on Lawrence Summers, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cory Patterson (SF), Ronald Libby (PF) Joseph Rule, Lawrence Summers | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Johnny Ickes (C) Larry Jenkins, Ernest Wood | |
| 09:58 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG) Samuel Mooring | |
| Subs | NC State | Millard Knight (SG) David Howard | |
| 09:31 | South Carolina | Fred Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | David Santillo snags the offensive board | 17-9 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Fred Carr clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-9 |
| 09:16 | NC State | Johnny Ickes pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Millard Knight makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Ickes | 17-12 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-12 |
| 08:50 | NC State | Millard Knight snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 08:36 | NC State | Karl Blackmore loses the dribble to James Attaway | 17-12 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | Fred Carr is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG), Curtis Bunyard (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Fred Carr, James Attaway, Cory Patterson, David Santillo | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG), David Howard (SG), Calvin Maurer (SF), Louis Willbanks (C) Karl Blackmore, Millard Knight, Brandon Kirkpatrick, Johnny Ickes | |
| 08:14 | NC State | Calvin Maurer connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | David Howard steals the ball from Curtis Bunyard in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| 08:11 | NC State | David Howard dunks the ball | 17-16 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Bunyard | 19-16 |
| 07:45 | NC State | David Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 07:44 | NC State | Louis Willbanks hits the follow up shot | 19-18 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Curtis Bunyard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Libby (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Larry Jenkins (fresh) SG - David Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Maurer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Wildenberg (tiring) 2 reb. C - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 07:28 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 07:16 | NC State | David Howard misses the lay-in | 19-18 |
| 07:14 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg hits the follow up shot | 19-20 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring misses the 3 from straight away | 19-20 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez misses the tip | 19-20 |
| 06:49 | NC State | Louis Willbanks gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:45 | NC State | David Howard scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Calvin Maurer and he's hacked by David McGillicuddy - foul #1 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), James Attaway (SG), Joseph Rule (SF), David Santillo (C) Jose Alvarez, Samuel Mooring, Curtis Bunyard, Ronald Libby | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Gary Reichard (SF), Daniel Culpepper (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Larry Jenkins, Calvin Maurer, Troy Wildenberg, Louis Willbanks | |
| 06:45 | NC State | David Howard misses the free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 06:41 | South Carolina | James Attaway's pass is intercepted by Gary Reichard in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Ernest Wood misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David McGillicuddy - foul #2 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cory Patterson (PF) David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), Millard Knight (SG) Karl Blackmore, David Howard | |
| 06:23 | NC State | Ernest Wood misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Ernest Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | David Santillo connects on the jumper from the right block | 21-23 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Millard Knight misses the turnaround near the basket | 21-23 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Rule | 21-23 |
| 05:22 | South Carolina | Fred Carr is whistled for traveling | 21-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard (SG), Jose Alvarez (SF), Ronald Libby (PF) James Attaway, Joseph Rule, Cory Patterson | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), David Howard (SG), Calvin Maurer (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF), Louis Willbanks (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Millard Knight, Gary Reichard, Daniel Culpepper, Ernest Wood | |
| 05:06 | NC State | Calvin Maurer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-23 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to David Santillo | 21-23 |
| 05:00 | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 04:59 | NC State | David Howard snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 04:45 | NC State | Louis Willbanks is hacked by David Santillo - foul #1 on David Santillo, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SG) Fred Carr | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG) Karl Blackmore | |
| 04:45 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:45 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Bunyard | 24-25 |
| 04:19 | NC State | David Howard makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-28 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ronald Libby, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Rule (SF), Cory Patterson (PF) Curtis Bunyard, Ronald Libby | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (SF), Ernest Wood (C) Calvin Maurer, Louis Willbanks | |
| 04:04 | NC State | Larry Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jose Alvarez | 27-28 |
| 03:40 | NC State | David Howard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-28 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | David Santillo pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mooring (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cory Patterson (tiring) 3 pts. C - David Santillo (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Larry Jenkins (fairly fresh) SG - David Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Ickes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | Brandon Kirkpatrick takes the ball from Samuel Mooring | 27-28 |
| 03:11 | NC State | Ernest Wood is hacked by David Santillo - foul #2 on David Santillo, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), James Attaway (SG), Curtis Bunyard (SF), Ronald Libby (PF), David McGillicuddy (C) Jose Alvarez, Samuel Mooring, Joseph Rule, Cory Patterson, David Santillo | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Millard Knight (SG), Gary Reichard (SF), Daniel Culpepper (PF) Larry Jenkins, David Howard, Brandon Kirkpatrick, Johnny Ickes | |
| 03:11 | NC State | Ernest Wood makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:11 | NC State | Ernest Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | James Attaway is fouled in the backcourt by Millard Knight - foul #2 on Millard Knight, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (C) Ernest Wood | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | James Attaway misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:09 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 02:53 | NC State | Karl Blackmore hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 02:52 | NC State | Louis Willbanks hits the follow up shot | 27-32 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy misses the easy layup | 27-32 |
| 02:40 | NC State | Louis Willbanks pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Karl Blackmore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Carr | 30-32 |
| 01:51 | NC State | Millard Knight throws it down | 30-34 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard is hacked by Daniel Culpepper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Culpepper, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG) Fred Carr | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Howard (SG), Calvin Maurer (SF), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Karl Blackmore, Millard Knight, Gary Reichard, Daniel Culpepper, Louis Willbanks | |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:49 | NC State | Ernest Wood pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 01:30 | NC State | David Howard drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brandon Kirkpatrick | 30-37 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Calvin Maurer gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 01:05 | NC State | David Howard knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Calvin Maurer | 30-39 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | James Attaway can't finish the uncontested layup | 30-39 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Ernest Wood snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 00:20 | NC State | David Howard misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Attaway - foul #1 on James Attaway, team foul #10 | 30-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG), Joseph Rule (SF), Cory Patterson (PF), Lawrence Summers (C) David Scholz, James Attaway, Curtis Bunyard, Ronald Libby, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG), Gary Reichard (SF), Johnny Ickes (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Calvin Maurer, Ernest Wood | |
| 00:20 | NC State | David Howard misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:20 | NC State | David Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 00:02 | NC State | David Howard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-41 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Fred Carr can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 30-41 |